The IDF sealed off the homes of the two terrorists who committed Friday's fatal Hebron attack, the military announced on Sunday morning, as part of the ongoing counterterrorism operations taking place in the city.Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were killed in the attack. Three others were lightly wounded in the attack.Both terrorists were killed during the confrontation. The order was signed by the IDF's Central Command, ahead of the expected demolition of the two homes.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article never says the sealed homes house the attackers' families. It also omits that soldiers ordered Palestinians in Farsh al-Hawa to leave their homes ahead of the demolition, and that the Palestinian Authority and B'Tselem called this collective punishment. Without these facts a reader believes the sealing affects only two dead attackers.
Illegal vehicles and weaponry were also located and confiscated during the operations, the IDF said.Additionally, the IDF stated that soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade and the Maglan Unit apprehended 12 suspects during overnight operations in Hebron. IDF, Shin Bet arrest suspect planning attack in West Bank In a separate Sunday statement, the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced they had apprehended a suspect allegedly intending to carry out a terror attack along a major road in the West Bank.
Left out here: Drops what it reported before
The Jerusalem Post reported the same morning that troops searched 200 buildings without finding weapons and that about 2,000 residents were evacuated. Here it reports only the army's claims of seized weapons, illegal vehicles and 12 arrests. A reader believes the operation is targeted and productive rather than a mass search and displacement.
According to Army Radio, the suspect was apprehended at a military checkpoint set up in the Binyamin region, and the major road in question was Highway 60.The military said the suspect was transferred to security forces for further questioning.
The Jerusalem Post retells the army's account of sealing two homes in Hebron and adopts the army's label 'counterterrorism operations' in its own voice for a city-wide raid under closure. It also calls the dead attackers terrorists in its headline without attribution, writes their killing in the passive, and leaves out its own same-day report of some 2,000 residents evacuated.
Uses the occupation's words
Serious
“the ongoing counterterrorism operations taking place in the city”
Why this matters
The Jerusalem Post adopts the army's label 'counterterrorism operations' in its own voice for a city-wide raid.
The impression it gives
That the operation is a narrow, targeted hunt for militants.
The context
Israeli occupation forces imposed a closure on Hebron and nearby Palestinian towns. The paper itself reported they searched 200 buildings without finding weapons and evacuated about 2,000 residents. Other outlets call it a raid.
The sealing is part of a raid on Hebron, which Israeli occupation forces have placed under closure, the army announced on Sunday.
Labels people on one side's word
Minor
“terrorists”
Why this matters
The headline calls the two men 'terrorists' in the Jerusalem Post's own voice, with no attribution.
The impression it gives
That the label is an established fact rather than the army's description.
The context
The label comes from the joint army and Shin Bet statement. Other outlets reporting the same sealing call the men Palestinian gunmen who attacked soldiers at a checkpoint.
The article never says the sealed homes house the attackers' families. It also omits that soldiers ordered Palestinians in Farsh al-Hawa to leave their homes ahead of the demolition, and that the Palestinian Authority and B'Tselem called this collective punishment. Without these facts a reader believes the sealing affects only two dead attackers.
The Jerusalem Post reported the same morning that troops searched 200 buildings without finding weapons and that about 2,000 residents were evacuated. Here it reports only the army's claims of seized weapons, illegal vehicles and 12 arrests. A reader believes the operation is targeted and productive rather than a mass search and displacement.